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When Darkness Falls (2006 Rohan Spong Film)
''When Darkness Falls'' is a 2006 Australian drama film written and directed by Rohan Spong that starred Sarah Bollenberg, Elizabeth Sandy and Natalie Bassingthwaighte. It was released on 8 July 2006. Cast * Sarah Bollenberg as Virginia Martin * Elizabeth Sandy as Betsy Sloane * Natalie Bassingthwaighte as Jinx de Luxe * Katy Manning as Miss Harrington * Olivia Crang as Josephine * Angelina Elkin as Izzy Edwards * Justin Hosking as Spud Cain * Toby Newton as Police Commissioner Ed * Peter Stratford as Coroner Paul Jenkins * Trent Baker as Harry * Randall Berger as Mayor Alfred * Natalie Hoflin as Laura Release The film was released on 8 July 2006 at the Melbourne Underground Film Festival. Reception The film was a hit with critics, with some saying that it "heralded the rebirth of the Australian shorter feature film" and that it was an "accomplished homage to film noir". Katy Manning Catherine Ann Manning (born 14 October 1946) is a British actress. Although she has made many ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rohan Spong
Rohan Spong is an Australian documentary film director best known for his films ''All the Way Through Evening'' and ''Winter at Westbeth''. Early life and education Rohan Spong studied film theory and practice at the University of Melbourne. Career While living in Los Angeles in 2008, Spong assembled his first feature-length documentary ''T is for Teacher'' (2009), about the experiences of four transgender school teachers in American schools. The film screened at a number of international festivals alongside Oscar Awards, Oscar contenders later that year. It was named by two Australian reviewers as among the best films to screen in Australian cinemas in 2009. In late 2011, Spong completed the feature documentary ''All the Way Through Evening'', about music composed in New York's East Village, Manhattan, East Village during the early years of the HIV/AIDS pandemic. The film premiered in East Village on 1 December 2011 (World AIDS Day). Spong and the film's main subject (elderly c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natalie Bassingthwaighte
Natalie Bassingthwaighte (; born 1 September 1975) is an Australian singer, actress and television personality. Born and raised in Wollongong, New South Wales, she began her career in musical theatre. She later pursued an acting career in 1998 with guest appearances in television shows. Bassingthwaighte rose to prominence in 2003 on the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'' for her role as Izzy Hoyland, which earned her three Logie Award nominations. In 2004, she was recruited as the lead singer of Australian electro-pop band, Rogue Traders. After leaving ''Neighbours'' in 2006 to focus on her music career, Bassingthwaighte released a cover of "Don't Give Up (Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush song)#Shannon Noll and Natalie Bassingthwaighte version, Don't Give Up" with Shannon Noll, which peaked at number two on the ARIA Charts, ARIA Singles Chart and was certified platinum. In 2008, she left Rogue Traders to pursue her solo music career. Bassingthwaighte released her debut solo album ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katy Manning
Catherine Ann Manning (born 14 October 1946) is a British actress. Although she has made many appearances on both screen and stage, Manning is best known for her part as the companion Jo Grant in the BBC science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. Manning initially played the role regularly from 1971 to 1973 but also reprised the role in the ''Doctor Who'' spin-off '' The Sarah Jane Adventures'' in 2010. She is also well known for voicing Iris Wildthyme in the audio series '' Iris Wildthyme'' for Big Finish Productions since 2005. Moving to Australia in 1982, Manning continued her career before moving to Los Angeles in the 1990s and then returning to Australia. She has also made many theatre appearances, including two one-woman shows and playing Mary Smith in the first run of the play '' Run for Your Wife'' and Rita in '' Educating Rita'' at the Sydney Opera House. Since 1990, Manning has been in a relationship with Australian entertainer and singer Barry Crocker and i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Film Noir
Film noir (; ) is a style of Cinema of the United States, Hollywood Crime film, crime dramas that emphasizes cynicism (contemporary), cynical attitudes and motivations. The 1940s and 1950s are generally regarded as the "classic period" of American film noir. Film noir of this era is associated with a low-key lighting, low-key, black-and-white visual style that has roots in German expressionist cinematography. Many of the prototypical stories and attitudes expressed in classic noir derive from the hardboiled school of crime fiction that emerged in the United States during the Great Depression, known as noir fiction. The term ''film noir'', French for "black film" (literal) or "dark film" (closer meaning), was first applied to Hollywood films by French critic Nino Frank in 1946, but was unrecognized by most American film industry professionals of that era. Frank is believed to have been inspired by the French literary publishing imprint Série noire, founded in 1945. Cinema hist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
